inadvertent
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That’s to prevent the inadvertent disenfranchisement of eligible voters.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026
Her inadvertent gaffes with industry terminology might make her seem silly and out of her depth.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
That’s actual fraud, not inadvertent underpayment, the GAO says.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
In June regulatory filings that disclosed the $21 billion in restatements, each insurer labeled them as “corrections of errors,” which would imply that they were inadvertent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
In this he failed–though he did achieve a certain belated, inadvertent triumph.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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